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BELLWORK
• What led to the collapse of Harappan
civilization?
• List three achievements of the Aryans.
• Who were the Kshatriyas?
• Describe the “untouchables.”
• What led to the end of the Shang dynasty?
• THINKER: What are two things the Indus River
Valley and Chinese civilizations have in
common?
Venn Diagram: India vs. China
INDIAN
CIVILIZATION
CHINESE
CIVILIZATION
Israelites
• The Israelites were
another early civilization
who settled in Asia.
• To learn about them, we
are going to do a note
taking strategy called
“slate and race”
• This is a way to take
notes……… but also a
RACE!!!
Slate and Race Notes 
• A statement will appear on the board.
• You and a partner must use your textbook to
race and find the correct answer.
• Write it on your slate and hold it up. If it is right
you get a point!
• First four teams get a point!
• Once the round is over, everyone will write the
complete statement in your notes.
• Winner gets extra credit!
• Use pages 36-39 in your textbook
• The teachings of Israelites
exist today as the religion of
____________.
• The teachings of
Israelites exist today as
the religion of Judaism.
• Jewish holy writings were
collected and organized into
the _______, made up of
the first five books of the
_______.
• Jewish holy writings were
collected and organized into
the Torah, made up of the
first five books of the Bible.
• The Israelites were
another people of the
__________
___________ region in
Asia.
• The Israelites were
another people of the
Fertile Crescent region in
Asia.
• Israelites believed in
____________, the belief in
one all-powerful God whose
commands were revealed
by __________ or holy
messengers.
• Israelites believed in
monotheism, the belief in
one all-powerful God whose
commands were revealed
by prophets or holy
messengers.
• The Israelites believed that
God, whom they called
__________, determined
___________ and
_________.
• The Israelites believed that
God, whom they called
Yahweh, determined right
and wrong.
• The Bible traces Israelite
origins to __________, a
herder and trader who lived
in _____________.
• The Bible traces Israelite
origins to Abraham, a
herder and trader who lived
in Mesopotamia.
• Judaism shares many
beliefs with two other
monotheistic religions that
emerged in the _________
__________ - Christianity
and __________.
• Judaism shares many
beliefs with two other
monotheistic religions that
emerged in the Middle East
- Christianity and Islam.
• Moses and the Israelites
pledged to reject all gods other
than the one true God and to
obey God’s ______, the most
important would be called the
_____ ____________.
• Moses and the Israelites
pledged to reject all gods other
than the one true God and to
obey God’s laws, the most
important would be called the
Ten Commandments.
• In the _______ BC, the
Israelite leader ________
led his people out of Egypt
into the _________ desert.
• In the 1200’s BC, the
Israelite leader Moses led
his people out of Egypt into
the Sinai desert.
• While in Babylon, small
groups of Jews began to
meet on the ________, or
the holy day of rest.
• While in Babylon, small
groups of Jews began to
meet on the Sabbath, or the
holy day of rest.
• In 1012 BC, _______
became the Israelite
______. He set up the
capital at ____________.
• In 1012 BC, David became
the Israelite King. He set up
the capital at Jerusalem.
• Israelites believe that
______ made a
___________ or agreement
with Abraham at this time.
• Israelites believe that God
made a covenant or
agreement with Abraham.
• The Chaldeans enslaved
some of Jerusalem’s
residents and carried them
off to exile in the Chaldean
capital of ___________.
• The Chaldeans enslaved
some of Jerusalem’s
residents and carried them
off to exile in the Chaldean
capital of Babylon.
CLOSURE
• What type of religion are the Israelites?
What do they believe in?
• Explain the story of Abraham.
• Who was Moses?
• What were the Ten Commandments?
• Who took over the Jews in Jerusalem and
put them in exile?
• What is the holy text of Judaism?
The Ten Commandments
• The Ten Commandments were an
important part of the Israelite empire.
• These were God’s laws that Moses and all
the Israelites began to practice.
• Besides historically shaping the Israelite
empire, the Ten Commandments also had
an influence on religion in the West.
• We are now going to read the Ten
Commandments and historically translate
them.
G701’s Ten Commandments
• You are now going to get a chance to
create my classroom’s Ten
Commandments.
• These should follow the layout of the
actual Ten Commandments.
• These classroom commandments should
be rules that MUST be obeyed in G701.
• Be creative!